Johanna was born in Marathon, Wisconsin, to Wilhelm & Wilhelmine Krause Marquardt. Her sibling were: Julius, Olerika, Carl & Wilhelmine. She married Herman Johann Friedrich Beilke on Nov 9, 1876. They were blessed with 6 children: Gustave, Robert, Herman, Emiel, Wilhelm & Helena. After the death of her husband she move to Oregon with some of her children.